Atlanta Tipoff Club Announces 2017 High School Basketball Award Winners

Mar 24, 2017

ATLANTA (March 24, 2017) – Wesleyan School senior Mikayala Coombs was named Miss Georgia Basketball and McEachern High School senior Quanniecia Morrison earned the Girls’ Metro Player of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. On the boys’ side, Westlake High School senior Chuma Okeke claimed Mr. Georgia Basketball and Wendell Carter, a senior from Pace Academy, was named the Boys Metro Player of the Year.

The region’s first, second, third teams and honorable mention All-Metro teams also were announced, as were the top area coaches.

The player honorees were determined by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s board of selectors, comprised of basketball coaches around the region, who based their criteria on player performances throughout the season. The coaches of the year were determined by a separate selection committee.

The 2017 Honorees:

Miss Georgia Basketball: Mikayla Coombs, Wesleyan School

Mr. Georgia Basketball: Chuma Okeke, Westlake High School

Bobby Cremins Girls Coach of the Year (Class 5A – 7A): Phyllis Arthur, McEachern High School

Bobby Cremins Boys Coach of the Year (Class 5A – 7A): Eddie Martin, Buford High School

Garland Pinholster Boys Coach of the Year (Class 1A – 4A): Michael Reddick, South Atlanta High School

Metro Atlanta Girls Player of the Year: Quanniecia Morrison, McEachern High School

Metro Atlanta Boys Player of the Year: Wendell Carter, Pace Academy

All-Metro Atlanta Girls First Team

Vanessa Blagmon, Norcross High School

Maya Dodson, St. Francis High School

Autumn Newby, Archer High School

Khayla Pointer, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Kamiyah Street, Mays High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys First Team

Rayshaun Hammonds, Norcross High School

Ikey Obiagu, Greenforest Christian Academy

Isaac Okoro, McEachern High School

Collin Sexton, Pebblebrook High School

Michael (MJ) Walker, Jonesboro High School

All-Metro Atlanta Girls Second Team

Kaila Hubbard, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

N’dea Jones, Brookwood High School

Taylor Mason, Norcross High School

Tory Ozment, Buford High School

Lyndsey Whilby, McEachern High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys Second Team

Phlan Fleming, Cedar Shoals High School

Landers Nolley, Langston Hughes High School

J.D. Notae, Newton High School

Alex O’Connell, Milton High School

Lance Thomas, Norcross High School

All-Metro Atlanta Girls Third Team

Morgan Jones, Our Lady of Mercy

Kasiyahna Kushkituah, St. Francis High School

Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Winder Barrow High School

Jada Walton, Southwest Dekalb High School

Sydne Wiggins, Harrison High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys Third Team

DeAundrae Ballard, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy

Trey Doomes, Allatoona High School

Justin Forrest, Greenforest High School

Ashton Hagans, Newton High School

E.J. Montgomery, Wheeler High School

All-Metro Atlanta Girls Honorable Mention

Natalie Armstrong, Wesleyan School

Endia Banks, Duluth High School

Robyn Benton, Greater Atlanta Christian School

Arsula Clark, Douglas County High School

Taja Cummings, St. Francis High School

Bria Harmon, Collins Hill High School

Audrey Jordan, Harrison High School

Tehya Lyons, Norcross High School

Deasia Merrill, Villa Rica High School

Amaya Register, Wesleyan School

Morgan Simmons, Mill Creek High School

Kennedy Suttle, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Cameron Swartz, Fellowship Christian School

Shannon Titus, Northview High School

Taniya Worth, Flowery Branch High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys Honorable Mention

Aljami Durham, Berkmar High School

Travis Anderson II, Grayson High School

Kane Williams, South Paulding High School

Alex Jones, Buford High School

Danny Lewis, Westlake High School

Darius Perry, Wheeler High School

Donald Parham, Brookwood High School

Isaiah Hart, Whitefield Academy

Isaiah Miller, Newton High School

K.J. Buffen, Gainesville High School

Victor Enoh, Greenforest Christian Academy

Drue Drinnon, Pebblebrook High School

Javon Greene, Henry County High School

Jordan Usher, Wheeler High School

Marcus Watson, Buford High School

ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB

Founded during the 1956-57 season, the Atlanta Tipoff Club is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club administers the Naismith Awards, which are the most prestigious national honors in all of college basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy recognizes the top Men’s and Women’s college and high school basketball players, coaches, administrators and officials.